Relay
80.5 km
Baraboo
2026-07-11
Past event

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay

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Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay at a glance

Typical conditions: 46/100
Evidence depth: 24 verified facts

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Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route map

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Where does the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route go?

The Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route starts at Devil's Lake State Park area, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913. Underfoot, expect mixed trail surfaces: single-track, gravel road, grass, paved bike path, campground/golf-course cart paths and some off-trail sections; the 50 Mile course breaks down roughly 50% gravel, 32% dirt and 19% paved, with around 89% narrow trail. It passes Devil's Lake, quartzite bluffs, Devil's Lake State Park and campground. Part of the long-running Dances with Dirt trail series (organised by RF Events / Running Fit, race director Chris Fairchild).

What should runners know on race day for the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay?

Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Race character

Scenery

Parkland
Lakeside
Forest

Atmosphere

Community
Wilderness

Terrain

Road
Trail

Net elevation: -15,005 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size: Small trail event, roughly 100-1,000 participants across all distances (recent marathon fields under 100 finishers).

Entry requirements

Entry status: Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Medal: All entries include a finisher medal.
Finisher tee: All entries include a custom technical gender-specific fit t-shirt.
On-course music: Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Access and course status

Start: Devil's Lake State Park area, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913.

Course facts

Course type: Loop
Surface: Mixed trail surfaces: single Track, gravel road, grass, paved bike path, campground/golf Course cart paths and some off Trail sections; the 50 Mile course breaks down roughly 50% gravel, 32% dirt and 19% paved, with around 89% narrow trail.
Landmarks: Devil's Lake, quartzite bluffs, Devil's Lake State Park, campground
Notable features: Part of the long-running Dances with Dirt trail series (organised by RF Events / Running Fit, race director Chris Fairchild)
promoted as featuring "the most dramatic aid station location in the world"
All entries include a post-race barbecue bash with food and a brew
overall awards to the top three male and female in every distance, with age-group awards three deep in all five-year male/female age groups
Routed through Devil's Lake's ice-age glacial landscape of quartzite bluffs around the lake, with lots of terrain variation from wide grassy trails to rocky/rooty single-track and paved campground stretches

What are typical race-day conditions?

23°CTypical temperature
16 kphTypical wind
3 mmTypical rainfall
46Favourability /100

Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of 2026-07-06.

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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Layer A runningfitevents.redpodium.com · fetched 2026-06-22 · source unreachable when last checked on 2026-07-17

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Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route map

Where does the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay?

Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size: Small trail event, roughly 100-1,000 participants across all distances (recent marathon fields under 100 finishers).

Entry requirements

Entry status: Past event: The listed edition date has passed.

Race day logistics

Medal: All entries include a finisher medal.
Finisher tee: All entries include a custom technical gender-specific fit t-shirt.
On-course music: Marked course with aid stations; all entries include aid on course.

Access and course status

Start: Devil's Lake State Park area, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913.

Course facts

Course type: Loop
Surface: Mixed trail surfaces: single Track, gravel road, grass, paved bike path, campground/golf Course cart paths and some off Trail sections; the 50 Mile course breaks down roughly 50% gravel, 32% dirt and 19% paved, with around 89% narrow trail.
Landmarks: Devil's Lake, quartzite bluffs, Devil's Lake State Park, campground
Notable features: Part of the long-running Dances with Dirt trail series (organised by RF Events / Running Fit, race director Chris Fairchild)
promoted as featuring "the most dramatic aid station location in the world"
All entries include a post-race barbecue bash with food and a brew
overall awards to the top three male and female in every distance, with age-group awards three deep in all five-year male/female age groups
Routed through Devil's Lake's ice-age glacial landscape of quartzite bluffs around the lake, with lots of terrain variation from wide grassy trails to rocky/rooty single-track and paved campground stretches

How we calculated this

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

Layer E archive-api.open-meteo.com
Layer A runningfitevents.redpodium.com · fetched 2026-06-22 · source unreachable when last checked on 2026-07-17

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay at a glance

What runners ask first

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route map

Where does the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

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Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay at a glance

What runners ask first

Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route map

Where does the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Dances with Dirt Devil's Lake (Baraboo, Wisconsin) Relay?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Related mapped-route collections

Relay route maps

Road relay route maps

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